Configuration
Once the Flexible Shipping Box Packing plugin is installed and activated, the following Flexible Shipping Box Packing option should appear at WooCommerce → Settings → Shipping:
Click it to reach the Flexible Shipping Box Packing General Settings screen with the Shipping boxes table:
Adding a new shipping box
In order to define the boxes which you use to ship the ordered products in your shop and which should be also used by the packing algorithm, hit the Add box button in the Shipping boxes table’s footer:
You will be redirected to the individual shipping box configuration screen:
Please mind that all the fields marked with an asterisk sign (*) are required to be filled in for the shipping box to be fully configured.
Box name – fill in this field with the unique name for easy identification. It will be displayed in the Shipping boxes table.
Length / Width / Height – enter the exact dimensions of the shipping box.
Max weight – enter the maximum weight limit of the shipping box containing the packed products ready to be shipped.
Empty box weight – enter the weight of the empty box itself, which will be included in the Max allowed box weight, e.g., if the Empty box weight is set to 0.25 kg and the Max weight is 5 kg, the total weight of the ordered products can be max 4.75 kg to be packed into this box.
Padding – define the box inner padding, which will be subtracted from the space available to pack the products, e.g., if the box dimensions are 20 x 20 x 20 cm and the box Padding is set to 2 cm, the space available to pack the products will be 18 x 18 x 18 cm.Please mind that the measurement units visible in the screenshot above may vary depending on your current WooCommerce settings configured at WooCommerce → Settings → Products → General → Measurements.
Once all the fields have been filled in here, confirm adding a new shipping box with the Save changes button.
Repeat the same steps to configure the rest of the shipping boxes you use in your shop.
Final result example:
Configuring the Flexible Shipping cost calculation rules for shipping boxes
Flexible Shipping Box Packing WooCommerce plugin adds two new shipping cost calculation conditions to the standard ones available in the Flexible Shipping free and Flexible Shipping PRO version:
- Box type – allows to configure the shipping cost to be based on the type of the boxes used to pack the ordered products for shipping,
- Number of boxes – allows to make the shipping cost dependent on the number of boxes used for shipping the products.
Both of them can be selected the standard way on the Flexible Shipping shipping method’s configuration screen from the When-conditions dropdown list:
and then used to configure the Flexible Shipping shipping cost calculation rules according to your needs, e.g.:
If you do not have any Flexible Shipping shipping methods configured yet, please check our detailed guide on how to add and configure the Flexible Shipping shipping method →